Monthly Archives: December 2013

Week 16 Journal Entry – Hell Bunny – Final Touches

Just finished sewing some velcro tape onto the Bunny. Here he is in the opened state: As can be seen in the photo, we put the battery enclosure inside the Bunny’s foot, so we can get an easy access to … Continue reading

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Week 15

Using the existing servo code I changed  the program to move the control arms. This is the rudder control program #include <Servo.h> Servo rudder; // create servo object to control a servo // a maximum of eight servo objects can … Continue reading

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(late) Week 14

This week we began to insert the mechanical parts to the sub in the compartment box that houses all the electronics. The next step would be to attach the control arms to the servos.   And to glue the magnets … Continue reading

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(late) week 13

Along with more sanding, This week Rich took the bold step of cutting the upper hull in half…No turning back now. I took the project home to Fiber Glass the Bow of the sub. Word of advise do the Fiber … Continue reading

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(late) Week 12 : I HATE SANDING!!!!!

To spare you the boring details, We spent the last week and half sanding, cutting, and sanding again….did I mention sanding. Not to mention that an error on my part led to me cutting out a Piece of the hull … Continue reading

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(Late) week 11

The kit arrived and we were left speechless. the amount of work ahead of us seemed daunting.  Steph and I spent Sunday cataloging and labeling our parts so that we could verify we had everything. Aside from some tape and … Continue reading

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(late)Week 10

As stated in my teamates posts shipping delays caused us to have to hold off on production. We did have a plan and we hit the ground running.

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Week 16 Journal Entry

This past week, we decided to take the quad rotor project in a different direction. We decided that it would be best to setup a code on the arduino board to spin four motors. We re-soldered the wires on each … Continue reading

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Week 16-Team Quadcopter – now Team Tricopter

Here at Camp Tricopter, we finally finished the soldering to the wires. Now we got the propellers flying on its own with the assistance of an Arduino. We still have to edit the video and also make a team comment, … Continue reading

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Dino – Week 15 Journal

Things are coming together with the submarine. We managed to get the DC motor and accessories mounted and the finishing touches on the  hull were completed the week prior. With the bulk of the physical assembly completed, it’s time to … Continue reading

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